Health Service Journal
Marc Farr
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Data Briefing: Is your PCT being overcharged?
28-Nov-2007
How does a primary care trust (or GP practice or commissioning group) know if it is getting value for money? Where is it paying more than expected? Likewise how does a hospital know where it is charging more or less than expected? -
Health inequalities mean babies are still not born equal
8-Nov-2007
This week's Data Briefing looks at early neonatal deaths and stillbirths in Birmingham. END is the death of an infant within seven days of birth. -
Data Briefing: new era of mental healthcare insights
11-Oct-2007
National mental health policy is moving on from the detailed specification of service inputs required by the national service framework to a greater focus on care outcomes. -
Day-case rates
20-Sep-2007
Recent research by Dr Foster and the NHS Institute analyses productivity opportunities across a range of key areas such as reductions in emergency admissions, statin prescribing and increases in day-case rates. For the last of these there the most recent quarter shows an opportunity of£12m, down from£16m in Q1 2006. This data-briefing provides a more detailed drilldown by SHA, over time and by procedure to highlight where some of these opportunities still exist. -
Day-case rates on nationwide increase
30-Aug-2007
Research by Dr Foster and the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement analyses productivity savings across a range of areas including reductions in emergency admissions, statin prescribing and increases in day-case rates. For the latter, the most recent quarter shows a saving of £12m, down from £16m in quarter 1 2006. This data briefing provides a more detailed drilldown by strategic health authority over time and by procedure to highlight where some of these savings ... -
Data Briefing
1-Jan-2007
Day-case rate variations by SHA -
Dr Marc Farr on understanding preventable injury
1-Jan-2007
In February, the National Audit Office called the number of accidental injuries across the country a 'disgrace', with 2 million children a year visiting accident and emergency due to an accident. -
Healthcare resource groups
24-Nov-2005
DATA BRIEFING -
Day-case rates
29-Sep-2005
Published: 29/09/2005, Volume II5, No. 5975 Page 23 -
Emergency admissions
15-Sep-2005
DATA BRIEFING -
Orthopaedic readmission rates
28-Jul-2005
DATA BRIEFING -
Cardiac surgery waiting times
14-Jul-2005
DATA BRIEFING -
Variation in lengths of stay
9-Jun-2005
DATA BRIEFING -
75pc day case aim is still out of reach
26-May-2005
DATA BRIEFING -
Mapping needs
28-Oct-2004
DATA BRIEFING: DR FOSTER
